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Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome…
Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome (with a sermon of Bishop Beadles upon the same words) of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministry, of the old form of words in ordination, of a set form of prayer : each being the judgment of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland / published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard ... : unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late Primate.Certain discourses, viz. of Babylon (Rev. 18. 4.) being the present See of Rome (with a sermon of Bishop Bedels upon the same words) of laying on of hands (Heb. 6. 2.) to be an ordained ministry, of the old form of words in ordination, of a set form of prayer : each being the judgment of the late Arch-bishop of Armagh, and Primate of Ireland / published and enlarged by Nicholas Bernard ... : unto which is added a character of Bishop Bedel, and an answer to Mr. Pierces fifth letter concerning the late Primate.
London: printed for John Crook, 1659
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Now whereas both sides (as you have heard) are agreed upon the place, to be Rome (which checks the fancy of such as would apply it to Constantinople, or to persons that never were at either) I shall only confirm it out of one of the Popish Writers, who hath quoted most of the rest (to save the Reader any farther labour, if he hath a mind to satisfy himself in it) 'tis Tyrinus the Jesuit, in his Commentary upon the 17. Revelat. Where comparing the vision of the beast with 7 heads, and 10 horns, cap. 13. with that of the 17. and granting it to ⟨p. 164⟩be meant of the same, (like Pharaoh's dreams, the seven ears of corn, and the seven kine were both one) then, for the vision there; he saith by the great harlot, whose Mystical name is Babylon, cannot possibly be meant of any other then Rome: 'tis plain (saith he) she sits upon *seven Mountains, and reigns over the Kings of the earth, which can agree to no other city besides. And urgeth that place of Saint Peter (2 Peter 5. 13.) the Church which is at Babylon salutes you, to be meant of Rome (for as Bishop Andrewes observes,x rather then Peter should not be at Rome (which they have slender or no proofs for out of ⟨p. 165⟩Scripture, but yet is of great consequence to the Papacy) they will confess it to be Babylon.
Now whereas both sides (as you have heard) are agreed upon the place, to be Rome (which checks the phansie of such as would apply it to Constantinople, or to persons that never were at either) I shall only confirm it out of one of the Popish Writers, who hath quoted most of the rest (to save the Reader any farther labour, if he hath a mind to satisfie himself in it) 'tis Tyrinus the Jesuit, in his Commentary upon the 17. Revelat. Where comparing the vision of the beast with 7 heads, and 10 hornes, cap. 13. with that of the 17. and granting it to ⟨p. 164⟩be meant of the same, (like Pharaoh's dreames, the seven eares of corne, and the seven kine were both one) then, for the vision there; he saith by the great harlot, whose Mystical name is Babylon, cannot possibly be meant of any other then Rome: 'tis plain (saith he) she sits upon